I read it (mostly) as well. Haven't handled or seen a phone with it yet, but I like the big buttons. That would work well with my stubby fingers.

The detractor IMO is it's designed/aimed at social network users ie Facebook. Automatic deal killer. But the appeal is there for those that use that sort of nonsense.

The pro as I see it is that it is "a stand alone device" and one doesn't need a PC to fully use it like other devices (iPhone anyone?). This goes along way on my book.

I just don't see it being as flexible or configurable as an Android phone. Furthermore my trust of using anything Microsoft was shot long ago. I figure windows 7 will show it's instability and insecurity as time progresses.

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The detractor IMO is it's designed/aimed at social network users ie Facebook. Automatic deal killer. But the appeal is there for those that use that sort of nonsense.

I've heard this criticism before, but I've yet to hear with any specificity how, exactly, their FB integration detracts from the device's overall functionality. In other words, I don't see how it's especially true, or if it were, how it's relevant. Not trying to be a fanboy, but if you have anything specific in mind I'd like to hear it.

I just don't see it being as flexible or configurable as an Android phone.

Maybe. MS did set rigid hardware guidelines at the outset, so my suspicion is that they simply haven't written the APIs for the accelerometer, compass, and camera for all the OEMs yet. My instinct tells me they will, because there doesn't seem to be any business or political reason not to, and they'll be necessary for a competitive apps market. Also, it's not the UI clusterduck that Android is, so ya takes the good and takes the bad, I suppose.

The one thing that does concern me is the lack of tethering and hotspotting support. That does seem like something important that just might never materialize.

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Some phones on the old "Windows Mobile" platform needed to be rebooted. The new "Windows Phone" is a brand new platform built from scratch and should not have the same problems as the old platform.

Still the CE kernel, though. Not to mention that frequent reboots often indicate driver issues, and this is 1st gen firmware. I was really hoping to find someone who had either of the 2 specific devices I was considering. I'm not a huge fan of heresay.

Well, now that I think about it IE has historically been pretty leaky, though not as bad as Mozilla. That's another thing I'm not really happy about. If I could run Chrome on WP7, I'd be much happier.

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“If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others, only their rational perception.”

Well to be honest I'd like to mess with the phone some just to see how it is. My xenophobic tendencies leave me with a distrust of anything integrated with sites such as Facebook. But it is popular so why not have the features people want? MS is just appealing to their potential customers. Bouef.